POW: Never Fold
THACKERVILLE, Okla.–Damnit, where\’s my head? I guess I went on tilt when I folded away a $700 pot. I had K-J (with a jack as the top card on a no-straight, no-flush board) and folded to an all-in from Mr. […]
WinStar
POW: el norte
THACKERVILLE, Okla.–Kinda funny … arrived at Winstar to find two of the players from today\’s deep stack tourney in action here. Unscientific Demographic Spot Check: (via license plates) Texas – 71 Oklahoma – 2 Illinois – 1 Kansas – 1
Poker Orgy Weekend
I\’ve got a plan in place — a test really — and am ready to embark. I\’ve got a specified wad of cash, two packs of cigarettes and some breath mints in my pockets, a change of shirt in the
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Red River Roundup Roundup
I\’ll try not to overdo this as Dan has posted much on this past weekend\’s tourney; but I did want to give a quick summary of my tournament and a review of the tournament and casino at large. First, my
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Vikram wins, Cloutier deflated by two-outer
Oklahoman beats Texan in $1 million Red River Roundup at WinStar
THACKERVILLE, Okla.–TJ Cloutier made a raise, and Vikram Vijay folded 2-7o face-up. Greg Raymer, announcing the action, says, \”Folding the Hammer.\” I think I was the only one cheering on the inside … not for the fold, but for the
Red River Roundupdate: The Final Table
THACKERVILLE, Okla.–The final table is set, Kenny Rogers\’ \”The Gambler\” is playing over the PA, and there are two topics of conversation as players take their seats … Arnie Block\’s friends were telling him to push for a chop —
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Red River Roundupdate: Goin’ Deep
Vikram Vijay, wielding a big stack throughout the day, hanging on to the chip lead, and not afraid to get up and ask Greg Raymer for an opinion on how a hand played out. THACKERVILLE, Okla.–It\’s getting kinda exciting …
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Red River Roundup Payouts
1st – $230,000 2nd – $120,000 3rd – $70,000 4th – $50,000 5th – $40,000 6th – $35,000 7th – $30,000 8th – $25,000 9th – $22,500
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Red River Roundupdates: Field Wilting
THACKERVILLE, Okla.–North Texas player Abteen Vaziri just said now that I know his name I can delete it. He is out. He wins $2,500 for finishing in 55th place. Much of Abteen\’s recent success has come from study of Joe
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Open Borders
THACKERVILLE, Okla.–Still anybody\’s game in the WinStar tourney. Though in the parking lot, the Okies seem to be mounting a comeback. Our unscientific license-plate spot-check today: Texas – 184 Oklahoma – 14 Pennsylvania – 1 South Dakota – 1 Kansas
